Interfacial Reactions and Performance of Lead-free Solder Joints

Lead-free Electronics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 383-436

  Lin, Jong Kai ^a   Jang, Jin Wook ^a  

^a FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical performance; Interfacial reactions; Lead free solder joints; Mechanical properties; Microstructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889391217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/047000780X.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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